20 Best Horror Movies of All Time
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- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsEllen BurstynMax von SydowLinda BlairWhen a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.To this day, the movie scares the dickens out of me. Horribly robbed at Oscar time, this movie was deserving of every award out there.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceJamie Lee CurtisTony MoranFifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again.The classic. There is only one Halloween. Directed by John Carpenter, I was actually relieved when the first girl finally got killed!
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsMarilyn BurnsEdwin NealAllen DanzigerFive friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.Could not sleep for a week after I saw this one (the ORIGINAL). Tobe Hooper proves great editing makes you see things you really didn't. Tense, sick, and scary as all get-out...yet there's very little blood. I thought Marilyn Burns would NEVER stop screaming!
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellEllen SandweissRichard DeManincorFive friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.The original has them ALL beat! Tried to watch it at a drive-in (alone) and had to leave. Finally rented it when it came out. Mind-blowing for me and very, very scary!
- DirectorRob ZombieStarsSid HaigSheri Moon ZombieBill MoseleyThe murderous, backwoods Firefly family take to the road to escape the vengeful Sheriff Wydell, who is not afraid of being as ruthless as his target.Written and directed by Rob Zombie, this is one of the most vicious movies I've ever seen. Bill Mosley's infamous quote "I am the Devil and I'm here to do the Devil's work." And, boy, does he ever.
- DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDuane JonesJudith O'DeaKarl HardmanA ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast of the United States.Saw this one at the drive-in and crawled in bed quickly pulling the covers over my head. Shot in black and white, I had never seen cannabalism in a movie. I'll never forget it.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsSissy SpacekPiper LaurieAmy IrvingCarrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie give riveting performances as christian zealot Margaret White and her daughter Carrie, who has a knack for making objects move. The remake cannot touch the original, as is usually the case. The prom scene is so memorable...and not for what you might think.
- DirectorWes CravenStarsHeather LangenkampJohnny DeppRobert EnglundTeenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.Another Wes Craven's masterpiece, he created a monster that came after you in your dreams. What's scarier than that?
- DirectorWes CravenStarsSandra PeabodyLucy GranthamDavid HessTwo teenage girls heading to a rock concert for one's birthday try to score marijuana in the city, where they are kidnapped and brutalized by a gang of psychopathic convicts.Wes Craven's original masterpiece was like repeatedly being kicked in the gut. And remember (keep repeating to yourself) "it's only a movie; it's only a movie..."
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera MilesA secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.Believe it or not, my sister took me to see this when I was only SEVEN!! Still a classic, and few people played crazy better than Tony Perkins.
- DirectorScott DerricksonStarsEthan HawkeJuliet RylanceJames RansoneA controversial true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.At the time, one of the better horror movies to be released in quite a while. Ethan Hawke plays a writer who risks everything in order to try and solve a mystery surrounding the house he moved his family into.
- DirectorVictor SalvaStarsGina PhilipsJustin LongJonathan BreckA brother and sister driving home through isolated countryside for spring break encounter a flesh-eating creature which is in the midst of its ritualistic eating spree.Very original, well acted, and well directed, this is a movie about a brother and sister trip that goes to Hell...literally.
- DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonRose ByrneTy SimpkinsA family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.I will NEVER forget the thing by the boy's bed...
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsJessica HarperStefania CasiniFlavio BucciAn American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.Dario Argento's only masterpiece, Suspiria had it all: great lighting, great colors, a kick-butt soundtrack, and some very violent moments.
- DirectorRyûhei KitamuraStarsVinnie JonesBradley CooperLeslie BibbA photographer's obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer who stalks late night commuters, ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways.This never received much wide-release and that's unfortunate. Bradley Cooper plays a photographer searching for "real" photographs. He gets way more than he bargained for.
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsAlison LohmanJustin LongRuth LivierAn ambitious loan officer must find a way to shatter a curse that threatens her soul with damnation.Director Sam Raimi demonstrates how you don't need tons of blood and gore to scare someone. Loads of fun and has many "gotcha'" scenes.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsDavid NaughtonJenny AgutterJoe BelcherAmerican college students David Kessler and Jack Goodman on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists. Jack dies. David recovers in a hospital, where he has nightmares.Yes, it can be considered somewhat slapstick, but hearing that awful sound alone on the moors makes for some scary times.
- DirectorMarcus DunstanStarsJosh StewartAndrea RothJuan FernándezDesperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.Simply savage and brutal. Had not heard anything about it before I saw it, and I was completely knocked out!
- DirectorNeil MarshallStarsShauna MacdonaldNatalie MendozaAlex ReidA caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.Another movie that never got the attention it deserved, this one starts out as innocently as a movie can, takes a U-turn, and you are right in the nightmare with the rest of these women!
- DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid ArquetteA masked killer targets a past victim's daughter.This is a new addition to my list. It appears because every time I have watched it, it gets scarier and scarier. Supposedly based on true events that occurred in England, "The Conjuring 2" is guaranteed to give you nightmares. All the actors were very believable, and I cannot wait for the next installment in this series.
